Nobody calls Newt Gingrich "doctor" and he was a college professor with a history Ph.D.https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/1338184883785641986 …
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How often did you hear Charles Krauthammer or Michael Crichton, both graduates of Harvard Medical School, referred to as "doctor"?
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Lynne Cheney is another excellent example.https://twitter.com/JonahDispatch/status/1338281401804869635 …
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Ben Sasse has a Ph.D from Yale and was a university president. Nobody calls him Doctor.https://twitter.com/AdrienneRoyer/status/1338283508968665088 …
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Him too - and he's an extensively publshed author in the classics, the area of his Ph.Dhttps://twitter.com/HKirsh1/status/1338283719174606848 …
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I'm quite sure I have never heard anyone call George Will "Doctor"https://twitter.com/rkylesmith/status/1338283849319669763 …
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More examples of people with doctorates who were rarely referred to as "Doctor" in publichttps://twitter.com/AdrienneRoyer/status/1338285041147895809 …
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Meanwhile, roughly 99% of the people who are gung-ho for "Dr. Jill Biden" will laugh in your face if you offer a word of respect for the credentials of Dr. Ben Carson, an actual renowned Yale-educated brain surgeon.
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This whole “call me Dr.” thing seems to be most egregious w/ administrators from elementary through high school. Whether it’s justification for their insane comp packages or just low self-esteem, I find it strange.
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And she came this -><- close to being appointed Senator from California.
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I am a Retired Commissioned Officer in the Marine Corps with the rank of Major. I call myself “The Major” on Twitter, then again it’s Twitter. I wouldn’t insist on being called Major or anything else in a public setting. It’s pretentious. Respect is earned not granted.
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